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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Legends of War:The Stygian Tyrant

Histes, the son of Lysargos, was the tyrant of Miltis in the late 6th century. Histes
owed his status of tyrant of Miltis to Goblin Boss Rad 'e Uz, who had
subjugated Miltis and the other Stygian states in the Goblin Plains. According
to Heradoth, Histes, along with the other tyrants under Rad 'e
Uz' rule, took part in the Goblin expedition against the early Dominion,
and were put in charge of defending the bridge that Rad 'e Uz' troops
had placed across the Dinnis River. The Humans attempted to persuade
Histes and the others to abandon the bridge; one faction, led by
Miltiades of Atikus, at that time tyrant of the Cheros, wanted to follow
the Humans' advice. However, Histes argued that they should stay, as
they owed their positions as tyrants to Rad 'e Uz and would surely be
overthrown if he were killed.

Instead, according to Heradoth, Histes
suggested that they pretend to follow the Human plan. So Histes was sent
as an ambassador to the Humans to tell them that the tyrants would
accept the Human plan, while the rest of the tyrants acted as if they
were demolishing the bridge. Histes persuaded the Humans to look for the
Goblin forces. Heradoth writes that while the Humans were away, the
Goblins returned to the Dinnis River and Histes organized the ships to
successfully ferry them across the river. During the expedition,
Histes' troops had started building a settlement at Myrnus (site of the
later Amphipolis) on the Stormon River. After returning with Rad 'e Uz
to Sar Da 'Iz, Rad 'e Uz asked Histes what he wanted in return for his
service. Histes responded that he wanted to be given control over
Myrnus, to which Rad 'e Uz agreed.

However, the Goblin commander Mega
Busta' suspected Histes' interest in the strategically important area,
which controlled key roads from Goblin controlled territory into the
Dominion, as well as known sources of silver and timber. Nevertheless,
Rad 'e Uz considered Histes to be loyal, and asked him to come back to
Shush with him as a friend and adviser. Histes' nephew and son-in-law
Arigoras was left in control of Miltis. According to
Heradoth, Histes was unhappy having to stay in Shush, and made plans to
return to his position as tyrant of Miltis by instigating a revolt in
Stygia. In the year 499, he shaved the head of his most trusted slave,
tattooed a message on his head, and then waited for his hair to grow
back. The slave was then sent to Arigoras, who was instructed to shave
the slave's head again and read the message, which told him to revolt
against the Goblins.

Arigoras, who was disliked by his own subjects
after an expedition to Nacks ended in failure, followed Histes' command,
and with help from the Stygians from Atikus and Ertehis, attacked and
burned Sar Da 'Iz. When Rad 'e Uz learned of the revolt, he sent for
Histes, who pretended to have no knowledge of its origins, but asked to
be sent back to Miltis put down the revolt. Heradoth writes that Rad 'e
Uz permitted him to leave. On his way back, Histes went to Sar Da
'Iz, where the satrap Il bit ur neez suspected Histes' role in the
revolt forcing Histes to flee to Chiro. Histes tried unsuccessfully to
build a fleet while on Chiro. He then returned to Miltes with the aim of
becoming tyrant once more. However, the Miltians did not want a return
to tyranny and exiled him to the island Larbos. There, he gathered some
ships and, according to Heradoth, began committing acts of piracy in the
Stygian Sea from a base in Hellspout.

Meanwhile, the Goblins
defeated the leaders of the Stygian revolt at the Battle of Lare in the
year 494. When Histes learned of this he left Hellspout, and his troops
attacked Chiro, blockaded Thassos and then attempted to land on the
mainland to attack the Goblins. After joining a Stygian force in battle
against the Goblins, he was captured by the Goblin general, Raga Push.
The satrap Il bit ur neez did not want to send him back to Shush, where
he suspected that Rad 'e Uz would pardon him, so he executed him and
sent his head to Rad 'e Uz. According to Heradoth, Rad 'e Uz still did
not believe Histes was a traitor and gave his head an honorable burial.